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Haiti quake sparks interest in 'voluntourism' CNN.com March 4, 2010 The January earthquake in Haiti prompted a spike in interest in service vacations, sometimes called "voluntourism," several organizations report.  However, it may not be the time for many unskilled volunteers to flood into Haiti. Many organizations are advising people on other ways or places they can help.

Spring Break in a Disaster Zone Inside Higher Ed March 1, 2010 While the idea of a group of students taking short trips to impoverished and natural disaster-prone places is nothing new, travels to Haiti this spring are being discouraged by many colleges and aid groups.  Even so, hundreds if not thousands of other American college students are determined to lend a hand in the coming weeks. (And more may be interested in traveling to Chile to aid with relief and rebuilding in the aftermath of the major earthquake that hit early on Feb. 27.)

Education Was Also Leveled by Quake in Haiti, as Universities Tumbled New York Times February 14, 2010 Haiti's best universities are in wreckage, their campuses now jumbles of collapsed concrete, mangled desks and chairs, and buried coursework. Hundreds of professors and students were entombed, although the exact number of dead is complicated by the fact that class lists and computer registries were also wiped out by the quake.  The obliteration of higher education is expected to have longstanding effects on this devastated country, where even in the best of times a tiny percentage of young people went on to college.

Lynn University: the final victim of Haiti earthquake identified The Examiner, Washington, D.C. February 14, 2010 Lynn University officials have confirmed that the U.S. Department of State has notified the family of the passing of Britney Gengel.  Britney was the last person to be identified with the "Journey of Hope" charity group who went to Haiti, from Lynn University in Boca Raton, to help feed the poor.  Six of the fourteen students and faculty who went on the mission were found in the ruins of the Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince.

Body of Missing Florida University Professor Found in Haiti Associated Press February 13, 2010 A second Lynn University professor has been identified and found dead in Haiti.  School officials said Saturday that 59-year-old Richard Bruno has been officially declared dead. His body was found at the Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince, along with the bodies of three students and another professor.  Bruno was an assistant professor in Lynn's College of Liberal Education.

Two more from Lynn University's Haiti trip identified Los Angeles Times February 12, 2010 Two more bodies from the Lynn University group in Haiti during the earthquake have been identified, school officials announced Friday:  student Stephanie Crispinelli, 19, of Katonah, N.Y., and Patrick Hartwick, 53, dean of the Ross College of Education. They were part of a group of 14 who were staying in the Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince, which collapsed after the Jan. 12 earthquake. Eight students escaped uninjured.  Two others had earlier been confirmed dead.

Another College Student In Haiti Declared Dead Associated Press February 11, 2010 Lynn University officials said Thursday that the U.S. Department of State notified the family of Christine Gianacaci that she has been found.  Christine was a sophomore from Hopewell, N.J.  Her body was found in the rubble of the Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince.  According to the university, 14 people from the school were in Haiti on a trip to provide food for the poor when the magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck.

Body of missing student from university in South Florida found in Haiti Associated Press February 10, 2010 Lynn University officials say the U.S. Department of State contacted the family of 23-year-old Courtney Hayes Wednesday to confirm the young woman's death. Two faculty members and three students from the university remain missing.  Hayes' body was found in the wreckage of the Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince. The missing students and professors were also inside the hotel when the earthquake struck.

Earthquake-rattled Haitians at US colleges worry: stay in school or return to homeland? Associated Press February 6, 2010 For hundreds of Haitian college students in the United States, the past few weeks have been a torment as they've viewed the devastation from afar, waiting to learn if their relatives in Haiti survived and how they're coping.  Some who may have considered leaving school to return home are daunted by the conditions in Haiti. And some have heard from their families that they should stay where it's safe and where they can do the one thing that could make a difference in the future - get an education.

Emergency Grants for Haitian Citizens at U.S. Universities Science Magazine - Careers Blog January 29, 2010 Among those affected by the disaster are students from Haiti at American colleges and universities who are cut off from their families in Haiti and, in many cases, from the financial support the families provided.  To help these students, the Institute of International Education (IIE) has created Haiti-Emergency Assistance for Students (EAS) grants. These grants provide financial assistance to citizens of Haiti who are undergraduate and graduate students at accredited U.S. colleges and universities.

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